Governor



March 23 1926. 1,577,691,

L. H. CLEMENTS eovznnon Filed March 13, 192 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 IIL March23 1926.

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Application filed March 13, 1925. semi 1%. 15,403.

Be it known that-I, LINCOLN} H. G inirun'rs,

' acitizen of. the United{States residingiat Clements; inthe county ofRedwood and State of-lvlinnesota, have nvented certa n. j

1 newand useful Improvements inGovei-nors, ofwhich the followingISHSPGClfiOEltlOIl,

v This invention relatesto governors for iii-- ternal combustlon enginesand the primary objectis to provide an eliicient and practical governorwhich is particularly adapted. for

'Juse i i-connectionIwith "an internal combus- I itionjengine whichhas'been removed from a 'gine, removed from its chassis, and showingmotor vehicleiand is subsequently used for stat onary power purposes.more specifieoluects' will be "Further and disclosed in the course ofthe followingspecification, refcrf ence" beinghad to the accompanyingdraw ings,wherein; f

Figure 1 is aside elevation of a'Ford enthe'application of nay-improvedgovernor thereto, p I

' Figure 2 is aypla'n viewof the governor V andapart ofbnstionenginehaving *alcrankcase B, se-j the engine as on the.line2-V2in'Figurei I i, 5 fFigure 3- is an enlarged SBClZlOIlfil. v ew T g hgovernonas onthe line 3 3 i -Figu're 2.- 1 1 V Referring to the drawingsmore particuby' reference characters A desigblock or, bodyof an lnternalcomnat'es the cured by 'boltsfrG, anj-il'itake manifold D, a carbureterI valve 1F, and a fan Gfhaving a shaftI-I pro:

f vided with a pulley J (drivenlby a belt, not shown) all ofcommon andwell known contwo. of the bolts cfis astandard 4, having .stru'ct-ion. pv Secured up'on the engine, preferably by aitubnlari upperportion 5," inthe endsof V which arearrangedarpair offbe'arings or V prevented; fro1n'moving longitudijnally by'a pair of'collarsv 8 havingset screws- 9gecur'edguponi the forwardend of the sleeve .7 tis-a p'ulley lO, adaptedto be driven by-a beltillextending from a pulley, 12 secured upo'nthefan shaftI-I. Slidable-withand extending rea'fwardly from the sleeve 7;is," a, rod: 13- having a 'pairiof spaced v I collars: 1 1-andf15rigidly secured at itsrear E, having the ;usual"' butterfly V 7 Anelongated sleeve oiflliollow rod .7 is-rotatably arranged in the bushngs end. A. pair of centrifugally' ,actuated "weightsor balls 16 areconnectedby links 17 and 18,1'espectively, to the collar 15 and to' apair of ears 19 projecting from the sleeve 7. Theflspindle or rod 13 isheld in a vleldingly extended position by a spring 20,

within the sleeve 'Qand the tension of the;

spring may be adjusted'by a set screw 21,

threaded into the forward end of the sleeve,

andv lockedwith a-lock nut 22. The spindle member 7 is preferablylubricated by means of an oil or grease cup- 23, secured upon the fstandard as shown. 1

Rotatable upon the bar ,13, and between the collarsl l and 15, is acollar 24", to which is pivotally' secured a'szat 25,'a bracket member26, having an adjustable or extensible arm 27, which operatesthe arm 28of a butterfly valve 29 inithe manifold'D. .1;-

.111 operating the engine its speed is first ad usted, when running1dle, by manipulate ing the valveF, inthe usual manner. Or its normalordes redspeed may be manually valve even after changed by adjusting this.the motor is put. to work. The object of the fgovernor, however, is tosocontrol the valve 29 that'the. 'adjustedspeedof the motor will be 1automatically maintained regardless of the stress or're'sistance towhichithe engine is subjected; Thus, when the engine is, for i anyreason, slowed'up the weights 16 will close HI IDOVIIlg sleeve 7 andthus ac in a direction which will open 'the valve '29 and tl'iuspermit agreater VOlHIIlG of gasjto be i'ntroducedinto the combustion cylinders,9"

the collar 15aw ay from the tuating the j m'ember 2.7-

with the result ofincreased acceleration of the'engines speed. the motor1s relieved from working duty,

And, when, for instance and has a tendency to'speed, then the cen- Vtri-fugal action'ofthe weights'16 will effect a closing of the valve 29to reduce the volu nevof gas and thus,.slow up the motor.

"It is understood that various modifications may be made in i thegeneral design and structural details of theinvention as hereinillustrated and I described, providing, how-.. ever, thatsuch-modifications come within'the spirit'i and scope'of the appendedclaim.

fully shown and described my invention, what I'claim to be new 7 anddesire to protect by Letters Patent is Having now therefore,

A governor for internal combustion engines, comprising a-standard,secured to the toi'said sleevdand'sziid r0df,',a, spring for VI rcdnsumed'bytheengine; pro; echng rearwardl'y, from "the: sleeve;goV-v means connected with said rod and operatgd olling 1 the, volume gfgas r LINOQLN ILLQCLEMENTSQ

